Beet-harvester



w. M. REYNOLDS.

'BEET HARVESTER.

APPLICATION man MAY 22. 191B.

.1 ,302,973 7 Patented May 6, 1919,,

WMRE QMS I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. REY- NoLns, a citizen of the United States, residing, at Purcell, in the county of Weld and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beet Harvesters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to beet harvesters, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a novel form of beet uprooting means which will uproot the beets and deliver them to a conveyer, with all of the tops of the beets facing in one direction.

More specifically, the object of this invention is to provide a beet harvester including an uprooting structure adapted for use in connection with the elevating and topping structure disclosed in the applica tion filed Nov. 30, 1917, SerialNo. 204C668, which includes a pair of uprooting blades having their facing edges slightly spaced,

which blades are provided with rearward 1 extensions, that are curved, in the same direction, for engaging and guiding the beet tops so that the beets will be delivered to the elevator with their tops extending in one direction.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail,ref-' erence will be had' to the accompanying drawings whereln like characters deslgnate like and corresponding partsthroughout the several views and lIl" Wl1iCh2 Figure 1 is atop "plan of the improved harvester I V Fig. 2' isa fragmentary side elevation of the harvester, and V f Fig. 3 is a detail top plan of the uprooting plow. I

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the supporting structure of the beet harvester, which is supported by a rear supporting axle uponwhich are mounted the usual type of supporting wheels 2 and by a front supporting axle 3 upon which are mounted supporting wheels Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicationfiled May 22, 1918. Serial N0. 235,972.

Patented May 6,1919.

4:. The supporting wheels 4* are swivelly" connected to the frame 1, and the standards 5 wlnch carry the supporting wheels 4- are slidably carried by suitable bearings 6 at the front ends of the main supporting frame and these rods are adjusted through the medium of a rockably mounted hand lever 7 which has a segment 8 carried thereby that coacts with a rack 9. The rack 9 is connected to the bar 10, which connects the two vertical rods 5.

The adjustment of the wheels 4 with respect to the frame 1 is provided to permit of-the regulation of the elevation of the extending outwardly curving projection 18 formed upon the rear end of the same. The blade or section 15 of the uprooting plow has a rearwardly extending projection 19 formed upon its rear end which is curved inwardly, or in other words is curved in the same direction as the projection 18. The

projections 18 and 19 are provided for engaging the tops of the beets to directall of [the tops over toward the side of the elevator structure '20, corresponding with the blade or section 14 of the uprooting plow so that all of the tops will be properly positioned to be engaged by the topping mechanism 21; The topping mechanism 21 is more specifically disclosed in the application filed Nov. 30, 1917, Serial No. 204,668.

A plurality of rods 22 are attached to each of the sections 14: and 15 of the uprooting plow structure 11 and theyextend rearwardlytherefrom, for engaging and guiding the beets to the elevator structure 20, and

also to permit dirt which might be clinging to the beet bodies to fall therethrough.

In reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitate alterations provided such alterations are comprehended Within the scope of What tached to and extending rearwardly from 10 is claimed. each of said blades.

What is claimed is: e In testimony whereof I affix my signature In d beet harvester, iiprooting plow in presence of two Witnesses.

comprising a pan of ac es, projections 7 formed upon and extending from the rear H TILLIAM REX NOLDS' ends of said blades, said projections being Vitnesses;

eurvedto guide all of the beet tops in one FLO KNIPPER,

direction, and a plurality of spaced tines at I ROBERT; -HA,MI LTON.

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